Jimquisition

Podquisition 425: The Duke Lives

A very special friend returns.
Games we played this week include:
Redtape (15:45)
Wanted: Dead (21:00)
Spellcorked (35:00)
Inventory Hero (40:00)
Satisfactory (44:30)
Metroid Prime Remastered (49:00)
Commodore 64 Games (59:10)
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News things talked about in this episode:
Saudi Arabia believed to have increased investment stake in Nintendo (1:19:00)
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/saudi-arabia-has-reportedly-increased-its-stake-in-nintendo-again/
Metroid Prime Remaster doesn’t credit original Metroid Prime team (1:20:15)
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2023/02/metroid-prime-engineer-let-down-by-exclusion-of-original-credits-in-remaster
Bobby Kotick expected to stay in CEO role at Activision Blizzard if Microsoft merger fails (1:20:15)
https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/activision-ceo-kotick-will-stay-in-unlikely-event-microsoft-merger-fails
Sony claims Microsoft demands for documents in FTC case are harassment (1:24:55)
https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-gaming-5a973220-9675-4245-964a-3476a3e9c4ec.html
Square Enix delivers one obvious detail about their first blockchain game and little else (1:26:30)
https://www.coindesk.com/web3/2023/02/15/gaming-company-square-enix-partners-with-polygon-for-nft-art-project/
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Podquisition 424: Fruit Deception

Never trust a banana.
Games we played this week include:
Hi-Fi Rush (11:55)
Final Fantasy XII (29:30)
Final Fantasy XV (35.40)
Star Sled (42:55)
Saturday Edition (45:30)
Tomodachi Life (53:40)
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News things talked about in this episode:
UK regulators determine Microsoft and ABK merger might be bad for consumers, make demands (1:00:55)
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/02/uk-regulators-come-down-hard-against-microsofts-activision-acquisition/
https://twitter.com/stephentotilo/status/1623320803738517504?s=20&t=XSLimLtI9cihZE4jOiLQfQ
Bobby Kotick suggests UK opposition to Microsoft merger could ruin its economy (1:05:50)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMhgIxo1Xi0
Unannounced single-player Titanfall/Apex Legends game gets axed, 50 employees affected (1:10:10)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-02-01/electronic-arts-cancels-secret-apex-legends-game-in-development
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Podquisition 423: Fake Meat Metrics

Welcome to your home for the hottest reviews of imitation beef.
Games we played this week include:
Dead Space (2:20)
Hi-Fi Rush (27:00)
Forspoken (45:00)
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News things talked about in this episode:
Ubisoft Paris workers perform strike action, plan more (1:00:55)
https://www.axios.com/2023/01/30/ubisoft-workers-strike-paris
Xbox exec claims Last of Us TV success means FTC should leave merger alone (1:02:20)
https://kotaku.com/last-us-tv-xbox-activision-blizzard-acquisition-sony-1850051036
All three console manufacturers expected to pass on E3 show (1:08:15)
https://www.ign.com/articles/xbox-nintendo-sony-skipping-e3-2023
Run-up to Sony VR2 launch doesn’t seem to be going well (1:14:40)
https://kotaku.com/playstation-vr2-price-preorder-sony-ps5-virtual-reality-1850052811
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The Trashgirl Diaries: Hat Of Paradise

A brand new show comes to the Jimquisition Podcast Outlet! Our lovely Trashgirls Stephanie and Elsa try to stick to the script as they discuss everything around the topic they set out to discuss. Collector's editions, sausage boxing, Dragon Age, and the beloved Stranger of Paradise hat... what more could you want?

Podquisition 422: Freakin’ Dragons

We’re seeing them.
Games we played this week include:
Forspoken (7:45)
Cyberpunk 2077 (33:10)
Hyper Meteor (46:10)
Zipper (47:10)
Theatrhythm Curtain Call (53:00)
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News things talked about in this episode:
Yves Guillmot tried to walk back “ball is in your court” comment to workers (1:01:45)
https://kotaku.com/ubisoft-assassin-s-creed-mirage-far-cry-delay-canceled-1850001343
Ubisoft Paris workers will be striking (1:02:50)
https://www.eurogamer.net/ubisoft-paris-unions-call-for-strike-on-friday
Games industry layoffs are brutal (1:04:05)
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/unity-lays-off-nearly-300
https://kotaku.com/microsoft-layoff-xbox-343-halo-bethesda-coalition-1850002600
Study finds self-regulation is inconsistent at labeling games with loot boxes (1:15:15)
https://osf.io/asbcg/
Workers at Activision-Blizzard studio Proletariat drop bid to unionize following CEO pressure (1:20:55)
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/proletariat-unionization-vote-request-dropped
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Follow Conrad at ConradZimmerman on Twitter and check out his Patreon (patreon.com/fistshark). You can also peruse his anti-capitalist propaganda at pinfultruth.com.

Podquisition 421: Your Choice of Crabs

One option seems less desirable.
Games we played this week include:
Melatonin (5:00)
Hades (10:40)
Cyberpunk 2077 (19:45)
Omaze (38:40)
Demon Quest 85 (41:35)
Chibi-Robo! (45:25)
A Short Hike (51:10)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (46:50)
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News things talked about in this episode:
Ubisoft delays Skull & Bones again and ends development on three unannounced games (1:05:35)
https://www.gameinformer.com/2023/01/11/ubisoft-cancels-three-unannounced-games-skull-and-bones-delayed-again
Beyond Good & Evil 2 allegedly still in development despite other cuts at Ubisoft (1:09:50)
https://www.eurogamer.net/beyond-good-evil-2-still-in-development-ubisoft-insists
Ubisoft stock plummets, Yves pressures staff to take responsibility (1:13:40)
https://kotaku.com/ubisoft-skull-bones-delay-assassins-creed-far-cry-cuts-1849975925
Workers being called to strike at Ubisoft Paris (1:15:25)
https://twitter.com/SolInfoJeuVideo/status/1615263954955116546
Activision acquisition now coming under fire from Google, Nvidia (1:18:55)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-12/google-nvidia-express-concerns-to-ftc-about-microsoft-s-activision-deal
The EU has their own antitrust concerns about Microsoft acquiring ABK (1:20:15)
https://www.reuters.com/technology/microsoft-faces-eu-antitrust-warning-over-activision-deal-sources-2023-01-16/
The Bored Ape game is hilariously convoluted and bad (1:22:00)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7LiVBCZ69Q
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Podquisition 420: There Goes Tokyo

Go go go Zilla.
Games we played this week include:
Satisfactory (11:20)
Flipper Lifter (14:00)
Echoic Memory (16:20)
Chained Echoes (19:00)
Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem (30:45)
Baba Files His Taxes (35:15)
Hades (36:40)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (46:50)
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News things talked about in this episode:
Sony announces an accessibility controller (57:15)
https://blog.playstation.com/2023/01/04/introducing-project-leonardo-for-playstation-5-a-highly-customizable-accessibility-controller-kit/
Majora’s Mask devs used in-game dialogue to express unhappiness about crunch (1:03:45)
https://www.eurogamer.net/majoras-masks-most-infamous-line-is-actually-all-about-crunch
Microsoft didn’t mean to file claim FTC lawsuit was unconstitutional (1:05:30)
https://www.eurogamer.net/microsoft-admits-unconstitutional-ftc-lawsuit-claim-was-a-mistake
Vampire Survivors dev talks about how their mobile version happened (1:17:40)
https://www.vg247.com/vampire-survivors-developer-talks-mobile-port
Bloober Team won’t be touching the plot in their Silent Hill 2 remake (1:13:35)
https://www.dreadxp.com/interview/bringing-the-fear-interview-with-anna-jasinska-from-bloober-team/
The Last of Us television series seems to be a critical darling (1:16:15)
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_last_of_us/s01/reviews
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Podquisition 419: Medical Surprises

Fun with bodies.
Games we played this week include:
Pick, Pack, Pup (15:30)
Lost Your Marbles (18:00)
Tamagotchi Pix Party (22:30)
Satisfactory (31:55)
Super Lesbian Animal RPG (37:15)
Lil’ Gator Game (41:25)
Spelunky 2 (50:45)
Dragon’s Dogma (52:30)
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News things talked about in this episode:
Zenimax QA union formally recognized by Microsoft (53:45)
https://www.eurogamer.net/microsoft-recognises-300-person-zenimax-testers-union
Microsoft’s responds to FTC suit attempting to block ABK acquisition (59:30)
https://www.eurogamer.net/microsoft-claims-ftcs-lawsuit-against-activision-blizzard-buyout-is-unconstitutional
Square Enix dropping Bravely Default live service game, reiterates all-in position on blockchain (1:13:20)
https://www.hd.square-enix.com/eng/news/2023/html/a_new_years_letter_from_the_president_3.html
Yuji Naka formally indicted on charges of insider trading (1:17:40)
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/yuji-naka-indicted-in-square-enix-insider-trading-case/
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Podquisition 418: It Was A Year

Thanks for spending some of it with us.
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Podquisition 417: Yuletide Perils

One for you, one for me.
Games we played this week include:
High on Life (13:30)
Vampire Survivors Moonspell DLC (50:40)
Potion Craft (56:50)
Blacktail (1:10:10)
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News things talked about in this episode:
Expensive Dual Sense Edge has less battery life than standard PS5 controller (1:07:40)
https://www.theverge.com/23518070/sony-ps5-dualsense-edge-gamepad-battery-life
Tesla cars can now play your Steam library (1:11:30)
https://www.eurogamer.net/tesla-rolling-out-steam-integration-in-cars
Activision COO leaving to run the ape JPEG company (1:15:10)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-12-19/activision-s-departing-coo-to-lead-startup-behind-bored-ape-nfts
Chocobo Racing GP abruptly announces end of services (1:21:20)
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/phil-spencer-claims-playstation-wants-to-grow-by-making-xbox-smaller/
Self-described “video gamers” file suit to prevent Microsoft acquisition of Activision-Blizzard (1:23:15)
https://kotaku.com/microsoft-activision-merger-lawsuit-ftc-call-of-duty-1849917017
Goat Simulator 3 trailer pulled on copyright grounds for including leaked GTA VI footage (1:27:15)
https://www.eurogamer.net/indie-dev-suggests-players-dont-buy-his-game-as-the-relationship-with-their-publisher-has-dissolved
Limited edition G-Fuel energy drink powder based on Conker’s Bad Fur Day (1:29:55)
https://gfuel.com/products/conker-mighty-poo-collectors-box
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